(Saturday, October 16, 1993) — “The River of Dreams” by Billy Joel peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was Joel’s 13th of 13 top ten singles on the chart (1977-1993).

(Sunday, October 16, 1983) — The Baltimore Orioles won the 1983 World Series tonight, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fifth and deciding game. It was the third of three World Series titles for the Orioles (1966-1983).

(Wednesday, October 16, 1963, 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles taped their fourth and final session for the BBC Light Programme Easy Beat tonight at Playhouse Theatre in London. They played I Saw Her Standing There and their four EMI singles in order: Love Me Do, Please Please Me, From Me To You and She Loves You, for broadcast on Oct. 20, 1963, at 10:31 a.m.

(Wednesday, October 16, 1963, 7:00-7:31 p.m. BST) — The Beatles were interviewed tonight about their invitation to the annual Royal Variety Performance at Playhouse Theatre in London by Peter Woods for the BBC Light Programme Radio Newsreel.

(Tuesday, October 16, 1973) — The Way We Were, a romantic drama film about two desperate people who have a wonderful romance but their political views and convictions drive them apart, premiered today in Los Angeles.

Directed by Sydney Pollack, the film starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.

(Wednesday, September 18, 1793, 12:15 p.m. local time; during the French Revolution) — Marie Antoinette, widow of Louis XVI and convicted by the National Convention for treason to the principles of the French Revolution, was guillotined today at the Place de la Révolution (present-day Place de la Concorde) in Paris. She was 37.